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Jockey Club announces Round Table speakers
The 72nd annual Jockey Club Round Table Conference will take place August 1 in Saratoga and also be livestreamed.
Colonial Downs adds makeup race day
Colonial Downs will add a day of live racing in its final week of the meet to make up for a day earlier lost to bad weather.
Delaware Park to move up weekend post time
Delaware Park will conclude its 2022 season with early first posts Friday and Saturday to accomodate fans more readily for Breeders’ Cup wagering.
Jessica Paquette named new track announcer at Parx
Jessica Paquette, racing analyst at Colonial Downs in recent years, will take the role of track announcer at Parx Racing.
Canter for a Cause signs up 270 riders
Canter for a Cause, which allows people to ride their horses at Pimlico while raising money for Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, has almost 300 signed up.
Bret Calhoun on Off to the Races radio Saturday
Off to the Races Radio returns September 19 with legendary handicapper and speed figure innovator Andrew Beyer, plus Derby Bill and more.
Runnin’toluvya, Fiya, and more: The week in social media
Runnin’toluvya wins, Fiya blazes, and Tiz the Law takes a seat, in the week in social media.
Delaware steward Fritz Burkhardt passes
Fritz Burkhardt, who served as a steward at Delaware Park for over 30 years, has passed away at age 85.
Fasig-Tipton tells Yearling sale covid protocols
Fasig-Tipton today announced the Covid-19 protocols it will implement at its Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale, including requiring masks and social distancing.
Andrew Beyer on Off to the Races radio Saturday
Off to the Races Radio returns September 19 with legendary handicapper and speed figure innovator Andrew Beyer, plus Derby Bill and more.
Joe Kelly Award and more: The week in social media
Entries are open for the Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award, a pricey PA-bred, and a Preakness possible, and more, in the week in social media.
List of graded stakes includes 42 Midlantic races
The latest list of graded stakes includes 42 in the Mid-Atlantic, among them five Grade 1 races and eight Grade 2 events.
Give a gift, get a gift at Laurel Park
Fans will receive a gift Saturday at Laurel Park if they give a gift or donation to benefit the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Fund.
Fasig-Tipton 2018 Mixed Sale: By the numbers
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale will take place December 4, and we’ve crunched the numbers.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to award over $3 million in grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will grant more than $3 million to accredited aftercare organizations around the country, including almost a dozen in the Mid-Atlantic.
Fasig-Tipton adds 63 to December mixed sale
The 63 additions to December’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale include more than 50 horses of racing age.
How is sports betting going at Delaware Park?
While early returns on from horsemen and racetrack execs at Delaware Park are positive, sports wagering’s long-term impacts on racing itself are unclear and some horseplayers are fretful.
Mandatory payouts spice up Penn National holiday program
The Thanksgiving Eve program at Penn National will feature mandatory payouts of two carried over wagers — as well as three stakes, topped by the $200,000 Fabulous Strike.
Maryland Jockey Club to seek to add days, modify stakes schedule
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.
Penn National testing sports betting
The two-day test of sports betting at Penn National began Thursday and concludes Friday.
